2025-26 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Zhu had a strong redshirt freshman campaign, appearing in 11 events with a 72.44 stroke average. His stroke average ranked as the 15th-lowest in a season in school history and the second lowest by a freshman behind classmate Will Harvey.
• Finished with three top-20 performances and 13 rounds of even-par or lower.
• Set the school record for lowest 54-hole score by a freshman, shooting a 15-under par at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate. Was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week for his efforts.
• His 65 in the second round at the Island Resort Intercollegiate ranks tied for 11th all-time at Purdue and is the second-lowest score by a freshman in school history.
• Finished tied for 13th at the Purdue Fall Invitational (73-73-70=216; even par).
• Was tied for 20th at the Calusa Cup (73-75-71=219; +3).
• Member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team, sporting a 3.36 cumulative GPA in management.
2024-25 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Redshirted his lone season at South Carolina, before transferring to Purdue.
BEFORE PURDUE
• Zhu had a strong scholastic career before enrolling at South Carolina under former Purdue head coach Rob Bradley.
• Finished third at the 2025 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship and was fourth at the Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship before his arrival in West Lafayette.
• Was seventh at the JAGA First Coast Amateur in 2025.
• Played well on the AJGA tour, placing fifth at the 2024 AJGA Junior at Huntsville and 16th at the AJGA Panama Junior. Also placed ninth in the 2024 Discover Puerto Rico Junior Championship.
• In 2023, placed second at the St. Augustine Amateur and fourth at the AJGA Junior at Huntsville. Was also 15th at the Justin Thomas Junior Championship.
• Won the UHY Albany Junior and Golf Performance Center Junior in 2022 and placed second at the Canadian Boys Junior Championship.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in management.